For years, Susan has experienced the wonder of serendipity in the big city and savors the details of urban life that often elude those rushing through life. She enjoys telling the stories of the sung and the unsung.
At E.A.T. restaurant she loses her appetite but is captivated by an explicit description delivered by a debonair Englishman sitting near her of stalking, killing and cutting off a fox’s tail – his murderer’s trophy.
In Central Park she stumbles upon a marijuana deal and can’t resist interviewing dealer and buyer. She's totally fascinated and sometimes that breeds fearlessness.
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Since Trump claims Putin didn’t hack our elections and is doing nothing to prevent similar future crimes, we need to mount a campaign. I suggest starting by fighting for reinstating old unhackable machines. We need to get going pronto. How do we start? Photo by John C Abell

Sometimes–not very often–your Manhattan Voyeur takes a deep breath and realizes she is in the best of all places. Standing on the corner of 57th and Fifth Avenues I find myself in the red hot center of the material world. It’s more fun being a voyeur here than at any fashion museum or display at the Met or faux exciting haute couture show.

Your Manhattan Voyeur likes to eat while reading a book. So dry cleaning blouses and sweaters could become an expensive necessity. Fear no more. Dishwashing liquid and a little COLD water AND a good rub take out every stain I’ve inflicted on treasured clothing.

Today’s Secrets: Strawberry, J. Crew & Niketown Your Urban Voyeur is in a generous mood. So I’m imparting secrets gleaned from years of poking my nose in open shop doors. Strawberry is a gem! J. Crew on Fifth at 15th Street is a bargain hunter dream come true! And Niketown is where your cool looking…

My First Cellphone Your voyeur recently purchased her first cell phone. I’d gotten by nicely cadging other people’s phones when I needed, But when a doorman wouldn’t reveal the room number of a physical therapist I wanted to visit I joined the plugged-in horde. Since I own an iPad I was counseled to purchase a…

Your Manhattan Voyeur soaks up strategies for living a good life 1 Pops of intense color should be in your best tsotchkes, paintings, or even better in flowers. These grab the eye ( as it were) and draw attention away from lesser stuff. 2 Indoor gardeners, hear ye, hear ye. A great garden consists of…